Senator Robert LaFollette, a Republican from Wisconsin, introduces a motion to blame World War I on international bankers generally and the Rothschild family in particular.

The Rothschilds are a well-known Jewish family and "international bankers" is frequently used as a code-word for Jews.

The belief that Jewish responsibility for all the world's problems is partially due to their control over banking and international finances is a poplar anti-Semitic prejudice - and one that will be exploited to great effect by the Nazi Party in Germany.